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Twin Citiesreportedperiodperiodyear agoyears ago

Consumer Price Index 2nd half, '12225223.9221.3212.5

Mortgage rate (Avg. 30-yr conventional) February3.53%3.41%3.89%4.95%

Housing permits, total (13-county) February461357541222

Total nonfarm employment (000s) February1,7661,757.11,7251,690.3

Total employment (000s) February1,760.91,749.71,762.51,751.9

Manufacturing employment (000s) February181.1181177.5173.5

Service-providing employment (000s) February1,536.41,526.71,499.91,471.2

Wholesale + retail trade employment (000s) February252.1256.6245.8241.5

Construction, mining, logging employment (000s) February48.449.447.745.7

Government employment (000s) February243.4237.9236.4241.7

Trans., warehouse and utilities employment (000s) February61.962.161.660.6

Financial activities employment (000s) February140.5140.4138.7137.4

Number unemployed (000s) February102.5112.395.4101.7

Unemployment rate February5.5%6%5.1%5.5%

Weekly hours, manufacturing February40.240.240.840.6

Hourly earnings, manufacturing February$20.49$20.55$19.77$19.64

Minnesota

Total nonfarm employment (000s)February2,720.92,703.72,652.32,614.7

Total employment (000s)February2,821.62,819.32,8042,775.8

Manufacturing employment (000s)February301.9302.6298.5292.3

Service-providing employment (000s)February2,334.42,314.42,277.52,243.4

Wholesale + retail trade employment (000s)February410.4415.6397.9390.7

Construction employment (000s)February77.879.975.972.7

Government employment (000s)February423.5415.5418.3421.3

Mining and logging employment (000s)February6.96.86.66.2

Trans., warehouse and utilities employment (000s)February93.493.390.790.1

Finance activities employment (000s)February178.4176.6174.8173

Number unemployed (000s)*February164.2165.1169.2199.8

Unemployment rate*February6.9%6.8%6.6%6.2%

Weekly hours, manufacturingFebruary40.740.340.740.9

Housing permits, totalFebruary596554805272

Housing permits, single-familyFebruary460449375244

Housing permits, 2-4 unitsFebruary0282

Housing permits, 5+ unitsFebruary8743

United States

Consumer price indexFebruary232.2230.3227.7221.3

Total retail sales (billions)February$421.4$417$402.8$378.9

Housing permits, totalFebruary65,97963,73851,92737,232

Consumer revolving credit outstandingJanuary$850.9$844.5$850.8$842.1

Total civilian labor forceFebruary155.5155.7154.8153.3

Unemployment rate, total*February7.7%7.9%8.3%9%

Unemployment rate, 16-19 year olds*February25.1%23.4%23.7%24.1%

Unemployment rate, females 20-plus*February7%7.3%7.6%7.9%

Unemployment rate, males 20-plus*February7.17.3%7.7%8.9%

Money supply (M1, billions)February$2,472$2,459.6$2,215$1,876

Money supply (M2, billions)February$10,412.6$10,439.4$9,745.9$8856.8

Gross domestic product (billions)4th qtr., '12$15,851.2$15,811$15,321$14,735.9

*Numbers are seasonally adjusted